One of the most iconic pictures in US wrestling history. Never forget the chills watching this moment.

[amalone]

 

[midniteride]

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I heard that the whole match is in dispute, with some saying that it never even happened and that any video evidence provided as proof has been doctored!

 

[AgSurfer]

I heard that the whole match is in dispute, with some saying that it never even happened and that any video evidence provided as proof has been doctored!

I hope you really aren't being serious!

 

[Psalm 1 guy]

I hope you really aren't being serious!

R.I.P. Dave Schultz, Your character always shined brightly. To show such joy for the wrestler who beat you out for the Olympic spot says volumes.

 

[androcles]

Trivia...what Penn State wrestler beat Monday 13-9 in the NCAA wrestling tournament?...

 

[jtothemfp]

Trivia...what Penn State wrestler beat Monday 13-9 in the NCAA wrestling tournament?...

Thanks for this one, Androcles. I had to look it up, but I learned!

 

[HAMMER167]

Trivia...what Penn State wrestler beat Monday 13-9 in the NCAA wrestling tournament?...

PSU All American Bernie Fritz beat Monday at the 1981 NCAAs at Princeton University

 

[androcles]

...correct!...
...I was there - along with a small group from Bernie’s hometown of Bethlehem...
...ironically, it was also in Princeton where Bernie’s older brother John won his NCAA title a few years earlier by beating Pat Milkovich, a 2X defending champion from Michigan State...
...I was there also...